1972 Arctic Cat Wankel Panther—The Rise & Demise Of The Rotary Engine Sled
Why did Wankel rotary snowmobile engines disappear? A look at Arctic Cat’s rise and fall with this once-promising technology.
1976 Sno Jet SST 440—The End Of The Trail For Big Blue
SnoJet rose fast in the 1960s, peaked in 1970, then declined, ending with the innovative but short-lived 1976 SST 440 trail sled.
Recalling the Cutter Craze: Sled Trailers Boom and Bust
Call them cutters, sleighs, cabooses, tow-behinds or tag-a-longs, it doesn’t matter. They were an important part of the sport’s development as both a means of utility and as a family activity. And there are still a lot of them around today.
Vintage Snowmobile Magazine Changes Hands
We're normally not in the business of plugging other folks' publications, but we're going to make an exception here. We very truly look...
Midwest Ride-In Vintage Snowmobile Event Is Moving
One of the biggest events in the vintage snowmobile world is returning to its roots… kind of.
The Midwest Ride-In event – often referred...
Annual Classic Sled Roundup Kicks Off Summer At HOF
The first unofficial weekend of summer will once again be kicked off with a celebration of snowmobiling and the sport's glorious past with the...
Classic Video: 1998 Z 440, Indy XCF, MXZ 440 Fan and Phazer II
Truly, some of the most fun rides we annually conducted "back in the day" at Rode Reports was our test of the next year's...
CLASSIC VIDEO: 1998 ZR 600, Formula Z 670, SRX and Indy 700
In the year 1997, Titantic was dominating in movie theaters. A cross-section of folks across the globe were mourning the death of Princess Diana....
FLASHBACK: Moto-Ski Bullet 800 – A Very Fertile Flop
By 1970, oval sprint racing had become the major product development and promotional activity for most leading snowmobile manufacturers, so in turn it became...
Pair Recreates 50-Year-Old I-500 Moment At Midwest Ride-In
At the January 2025 Midwest Ride-In in Elk River, Minnesota, we witnessed a heartwarming reenactment.
On Saturday morning, January 25, attendees were allowed to run...
Flashback: The 1985 Ski-Doo Formula Plus Snowmobile
Although Bombardier was the inventor of the recreational snowmobile, the brand was slow to embrace the coil spring front suspension that revolutionized the sport.
The...
Flashback To The Radical Recruiter: The Yamaha Inviter
Editor's Note: In each issue of Snow Goer, International Snowmobile Hall of Fame journalist Davis Wells recalls an interesting model in the sport's colorful...
Skiroule Snowmobile Collector Re-Creates A Classic Cover
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared in the February 2023 issue of Snow Goer magazine. That means you could have enjoyed it long...
Chasing History: Rare Ski-Doo Earns Big East Classic Honors
For ardent collectors and connoisseurs in the vintage snowmobile community, seeing a 1974 Ski-Doo Sno Pro at the third annual Big East Classic vintage...
John Deere Rumors Create Some Spitfire Flashbacks
As the rumors continue to circulate about John Deere's potential interest in acquiring Arctic Cat from Textron, thoughts of interesting old John Deere snowmobiles...
Flashback: The 1990 Arctic Cat Prowler Snowmobile
1990 Arctic Cat Prowler: An Exotic New Cat Fortells The Future
In 1984, the new and radically styled Phazer helped take Yamaha to the top...
Flashback: 1973 Boa-Ski SS, When Everything Changed
Entering the burgeoning snowmobile business for model year 1968, Boa-Ski began by building another Ski-Doo clone that earned a reputation as a very solid,...
Snowmobile Innovator Mickey Rupp Has Died At Age 87
Word trickled out of Ohio this afternoon that Herbert "Mickey" Rupp - the man behind the popular Rupp snowmobile brand and other power products...
Flashback: Johnson Skee-Horse 30 Snowmobile
Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) acquired Johnson Motors in 1935, and three decades later OMC became the first large, well-established corporation to enter the fast-growing...
1994 Snowmobile of the Year: Arctic Cat ZR 440
Editors Note: The 1994 Snow Goer Snowmobile Of The Year was the Arctic Cat ZR 440. Here's the article announcing the award, originally published...
